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Answer All Questions (Total 50 marks)

SECTION A

QUESTION 1 (4 Marks)
b 2  4ac  0
(3) 2  4(q)(3)  0
9  12q  0
9 3
q 
12 4

QUESTION 2 (4 Marks)
 2  22  4  3  9
x
23
 2  4  108
x
6
 2   104
x
6

QUESTION 3 (4 Marks)
 b  (4)
     4
a 1
c 3
    3
a 1
   2   2   2  2
   2     2  4
   2   42  4 3
   2  16  12  28
QUESTION 4 (4 Marks)
3
 4x5 y 
 
4 
 16 xy 
3
 x4 
 3 
 4y 
x12
64 y 9

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QUESTION 5 (4 Marks)
log 27  log(33 )  3 log 3
1.431
log 27  1.431, log 3   0.477
3
log 9  log 32  2 log 3
log 9  2  0.477  0.954

SECTION B (30 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1 (10 Marks)

(a) y  2 x 2  x  10
b  (1)  1
x  
2a 2(2) 4
2
 1  1 1 1 1
y  2        10  2    10  10  10.125
 4  4  16  4 8
 1 1
Turning point / minimum point is   ,10 
 4 8
When x = 0, y  10
When y = 0, 0  2 x 2  x  10
(2 x  5)( x  2)  0
5
x  2,
2

(b) y

 2.5 2 x

-10
 1 1
  ,10 
 4 8

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QUESTION 2 (10 Marks)

log 2 y  2 log 2 x  1
log 2 y  log 2 x 2  log 2 2
y  2 x 2 ............................(1)
log 3 y  log 3 (3  x)
y  3 x
2x2  3  x
2x2  x  3  0
(2 x  3)( x  1)  0
3
x   ,1
2
By definition x cannot be negative, when x is 1, y = 2.

QUESTION 3 (10 Marks)

(a) 7 x  10
log 7 x  log 10
x log 7  1
1
x
log 7
x  1.18

9
(b) log 2 y 
log 2 x
(log 2 y ) 2  9
log 2 y  3
log 2 y  3 log 2 2
1
log 2 y  log 2 8, log 2  
8
1
y  8,
8

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